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B. Austin, University of Stirling, UK; D. A. Austin, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

Bacterial Fish PathogensDisease of Farmed and Wild Fish

This completely updated fifth edition of Bacterial Fish Pathogens is a comprehensive discussion of the biological aspects of the bacteria which cause disease in farmed and wild fish. Since the 4th edition was published in 2007, there has been an upturn in the application of molecular approaches to taxonomy, diagnosis and vaccine development. New pathogens, e.g. Aeromonas schubertii, have been described. Also, there has been the emer-gence of diseases caused by bacteria which have not been cultured, and which have been equated with new taxa, i.e. ‘Candidatus’.

Features 7 Completely updated 5th edition 7 Features descriptions of all new bacterial fish pathogens since the previous edition 7 Focuses on methods of disease control 7 Includes diagnoses of bacte-rial fish pathogens

Contents 1. Introduction.- 2 Gram-positive bacteria (anaerobes and lactic acid bacteria’).- 3. Aerobic Gram-positive rods and cocci.- 4. Aeromona-daceae representatives (motile aeromonads).- 5. Aeromonadaceae representative (Aeromonas salmonicida).- 6. Enterobacteriaceae represen-tatives.- 7. Flavobacteriaceae representatives.- 8. Francisellaceae representatives.- 9. Photobacte-riaceae representatives.- 10. Pseudomonadaceae representatives.- 11. Vibrionaceae representati-ves.- 12. Miscellaneous pathogens.- 13.- Isolation/detection.- 14. Diagnosis.- 15. Control.- 16.- Con-clusions.

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Bacteriology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology

Target groupsResearch

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H. Baharvand, N. Aghdami, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Tehran, Iran (Eds)

Regenerative Medicine and Cell TherapyTherapeutic applications within regenerative biomedicine has gained tremendous interest from a growing, multidisciplinary community of investigators in recent years, driven by the hope of finding cures for several diseases.

Features 7 Essential for basic and clinical scien-tists 7 Discusses cutting-edge science in the field of regenerative biomedicine and its therapeutic applications 7 Written by renowned scientists in the specific fields

Contents Cell Therapy for Neurodegenerative Disorders.- New Prospects for Neural Stem Cell Therapies of Nervous System Diseases toward the Establish-ment of Atypical Ectopic Perivascular Stem Cell Niches.- Cultured Limbal Epithelial Stem Cell Therapy for Ocular Surface Diseases.- Keratinocy-te Stem Cells: Biology and Clinical Applications.- Cardiac Regeneration with Stem Cells.- Develop-ment of Biological Approaches to Improve Muscle Healing after Injury and Disease.- Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Bone and Cartilage Regeneration.- Pancreatic Reprogramming.- Pancreatic Rege-neration in the Face of Diabetes.- Regenerative Therapies for Liver Diseases.- Clinical Studies of Cell Therapy for Liver Cirrhosis.- Stem Cell Applications for the Treatment of Gastrointesti-nal System Diseases.- Germ Line Stem Cells: A Promising Alternative Source for Stem-cell Based Therapies in Regenerative Medicine.- Cord Blood Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine.

Fields of interestsStem Cells; Cell Biology; Biotechnology

Target groupsProfessional/practitioner


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2012. XIII, 455 p. 22 illus., 18 in color. (Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine) Hardcover7 $189.00ISBN 978-1-62703-097-7

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J. D. Bewley, University of Guelph, ON, Canada; K. J. Bradford, University of California, Davis, CA, USA; H. W. Hilhorst, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; H. Nonogaki, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

SeedsPhysiology of Development, Germination and Dormancy, 3rd Edition

This updated and much revised third edition of Seeds: Physiology of Development, Germination and Dormancy provides a thorough overview of seed biology and incorporates much of the pro-gress that has been made during the past fifteen years. With an emphasis on placing information in the context of the seed, this new edition includes recent advances in the areas of molecular biology of development and germination, as well as fresh insights into dormancy, ecophysiology, desiccation tolerance, and longevity. Authored by preeminent authorities in the field, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers, teachers, and students interested in the diverse aspects of seed biology.

Features 7 Latest edition of the most widely cited books on seeds 7 Authored by renowned scientists in the field 7 Provides both an overview of, and recent advances in, seed biology

Contents Structure and Composition.- Development and Maturation.- Synthesis of Storage Reserves.- Germination.- Mobilization of Stored Reser-ves.- Dormancy and the Control of Germinati-on.- Environmental Regulation of Dormancy and Germination.- Longevity, Storage and Deteriora-tion.

Fields of interestsProtein Science; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Anato-my/Development



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S. Chandra, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA; H. LATA, University of Mississippi. University, MS, USA; A. Varma, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, UP, India (Eds)

Biotechnology for Medicinal PlantsMicropropagation and Improvement

Contents Downstream Processes for Plant Cell and Tissue Culture.- Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated transformation in medicinal plants: Prospects and challenges.- Scutellaria: Biotechnology, Phytoche-mistry and its Potential as a Commercial Medi-cinal Crop.- Microbial Endophytes: Progress and Challenges.- Cannabis sativa L.: Propagation for phytocannabinoids and biotechnology.- Epilobium Sp. (Willow Herb): Micropropagation and Produc-tion of Secondary Metabolites.- Photoelicitation of bioactive secondary metabolites by ultraviolet radiation: mechanisms, strategies and applica-tions.- Advances in Microspore culture technolo-gy: A biotechnological tool for the improvement of medicinal plants.- Implication of Cellular Hetero-geneity on Plant Cell Culture Performance.- Bio-synthetic Potential of hairy roots for production of new natural products.- Molecular biology and biotechnology of quinolizidine alkaloid biosyn-thesis in Leguminosae plants.- Metabolomics in medicinal plant research.- Antioxidants in Medici-nal plants.- Metabolic Engineering and Synthe-tic Biology for the Production of Isoquinoline Alkaloids.- Jasmonate-responsive transcription factors: new tools for metabolic engineering and gene discovery.- Metabolic Engineering of Plant Cellular Metabolism: Methodologies, Advances and Future Directions.- Use of Metabolomics and Transcriptomics to Gain Insights into the Regula-tion and Biosynthesis of Medicinal Compounds: Hypericum as a Model. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Physiology; Cell Culture; Biotechnology



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E. F. DeLong, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA; E. Stackebrandt, Paris, France; S. Lory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; F. Thompson, Federal University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Eds)

The ProkaryotesSymbiotic Associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology

Editor-in-chief: E. Rosenberg, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel

Fields of interestMicrobiology



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E. F. DeLong, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA; S. Lory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; E. Stackebrandt, DSMZ, Braunschweig, Germany; F. Thompson, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Eds)

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E. N. Eadie, Glenelg North, SA, Australia

Understanding Animal WelfareAn Integrated Approach

Features 7 Addresses key texts in eight central animal welfare issues: animal experimentation, intensive farming, immorality and animal ethics, speciesism, animal welfare science, practical action to reform animal ethics, animal protection politics and legislation 7 Provides an historical perspective of the development of animal welfare interests, as well as detailed consideration of each area of inte-rest 7 Comprehensive in scope and full of hope

Contents Introduction.- Experimentation on AnimalsThe priciples of Human Experimental Technique by W.M.S. Russel and R.L. Burch, published 1959.- In-tensive Farming IndustryAnimal Machines - The New Factory Farming Industry by Ruth Harrison, published 1964.- Immortality of Man‘s Treatment of AnimalsAnimal Liberation - Towards an End to Man‘s Inhumanity to Animals by Peter Singer, published 1975.- History of Challenges to Spe-ciesismAnimal Revolution - Changing Attitudes Towards Speciesism by Richard Ryder, published 1989.- Science of Animal Behaviour and Welfa-reAnimal Welfare - A Cool Eye Towards Eden by John Webster, published 1995.- Practical Ethics in Achievement of Direct ReformEthics into Action - Henry Spira and the Animal Rights Movement by Peter Singer, published 1998.- Politics of Animal ProtectionPolitical Animals - Animal Protection Politics in Britain and the United States by Roger Garner, published 1998.- Legislative Enactment for Animal Protection, Animal Welfare Law in Britain - Regulation and Responsibility by Mike Radford, published 2001.- Conclusions.

Fields of interestsFish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Animal Ecology; Zoology



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H. Enderling, N. Almog, L. Hlatky, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA (Eds)

Systems Biology of Tumor DormancyFeatures 7 Based on the Workshop on Systems Biology of Tumor Dormancy meeting 7 Qualitative and quantitative approaches to the problem of can-cer 7 Looks at both the molecular and systems levels of cancer research

Contents Foreword.- Preface.- Part 1: Angiogenesis.- Genes and Regulatory Pathways Involved in Persistence of Dormant Micro-Tumors.- The Host Support Niche as a Control Point for Tumor Dorman-cy – Implications for Tumor Development and Beyond.- Insights into the Regulation of Tumor Dormancy by Angiogenesis in Experimental Tumors.- Part 2: Stem Cells and Signaling Pa-thways.- Cancer Stem Cells and Tumor Dor-mancy.- Regulation of Tumor Cell Dormancy by Tissue Microenvironments and Autophagy.- Tu-mor Dormancy, Oncogene Addiction, Cellular Senescence and Self Renewal Programs.- Part 3: Immune System.- Multifaceted Kinetics of Immuno-Evasion from Tumor Dormancy.- Tumor Dormancy and Cancer Stem Cells: Two Sides of the Same Coin?.- Tumor Dormncy: Long-Term Survival in a Hostile Environment.- A Review of Mathematical Models of Cancer-Immune Interac-tions in the Context of Tumor Dormancy.- Part 4: Mathematical Biosciences and Dynamical Systems Modeling.- Regulation of Tumor Dormancy and Role of Microenvironment: A Mathematical Model.- Seeing the Invisible.- How Mathematical Models Uncover Tumor Dormancy, Reconstruct the Natural History of Cancer, and Assess the Effects of Treatment.- Index.

Fields of interestsSystems Biology; Cancer Research; Biomedicine general



Due September 2012

2013. XIII, 197 p. 59 illus., 54 in color. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Volume 734) Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-1-4614-1444-5

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J. Greilhuber, University of Vienna, Austria; J. Dolezel, Academy of Science of Czech Republik, Olomouc, Czech Republik; J. F. Wendel, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA (Eds)

Plant Genome Diversity Volume 2Physical Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Plant Genomes

Editor-in-chief: I. J. Leitch, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK

Contents 1. Angiosperm phylogeny: a framework for studies of genome evolution (P. S. Soltis, D. E. Soltis).- 2. The plant nucleus at war and peace - genome or-ganisation in the interphase nucleus (R. N. Jones, T. Langdon).- 3. The organisation of genomic DNA in mitotic chromosomes: a novel view (H. Takata, S. Matsunaga, K. Maeshima).- 4. Struc-tural organisation of the plant nucleus: nuclear envelope, pore complexes and nucleoskeleton (E. Kiseleva, J. Fiserova, M. W. Goldberg).- 5. The plant nucleolus (P. Shaw).- 6. Cell Cycle Modules in Plants for Entry Into Proliferation and for Mitosis (Z. Magyar, M. Ito, P. Binarová, B. Mohamed, L. Bogre).-7. Endopolyploidy in plants (J. Maluszyns-ka, B. Kolano, H. Sas-Nowosielska).- 8. Meiosis: recombination and the control of cell division (E. Jenczewski, R. Mercier, N. Macaisne, C. Mézard).- 9. Mechanisms of chromosome rearrangements (M. A. Lysak, I. Schubert).- 10. Biology and evolution of B chromosomes (A. Houben, A. M. B. Moghaddam, S. Klemme).- 11. Chromosomes and Sex Differentiation (B. Janousek, R. Hobza, B. Vyskot).- 12. Holocentric chromosomes (P. Bures, F. Zedek, M. Marková).- 13. Karyotype diversity and evolutionary trends in angiosperms (H. Weiss-Schneeweiss, G. M. Schneeweiss).- 14. Karyotype variation and evolution in gymnosperms (B. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Biodiversity



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J. F. Hill, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, USA (Ed)

Chemical Research on Plant GrowthA translation of Théodore de Saussure‘s Recherches chimiques sur la Végétation

Recherches Chimiques sur la Végétation was a se-minal work in the development of the understan-ding of photosythesis and plant chemistry. The original publication, which was the first concise summation of the basics of plant nutrition, was a landmark in plant science. It was twice translated into German during the nineteenth century, but no English translation has been published. This translation will interest those in the plant, chemi-cal, agricultural, and soil sciences, and the history of science, who find English more accessible than French or German and who wish to learn more about the early research on photosynthesis and plant science.

Feature 7 Careful translation of the first modern book on plant nutrition Includes an extensive introduction detailing the relevance of the text Includes essen-tial notes that provide explanations for archaic terminology and other background material.

Contents A Note on the Translation.- Acknowledgments.- Introduction by Jane F. Hill.- References for Introduction.- Chemical Research on Plant Growth—Translation.- De Saussure’s Plate.- Ap-pendix 1—Glossary of Terms.- Appendix 2—Table of Conversions of Measurement Units.- Appen-dix 3—Bibliography of References Cited by de Saussure.

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Anato-my/Development



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2012. Approx. 350 p. 5 illus. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-1-4614-4135-9

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M. Karthik, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India; P. Shukla, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India

Computational Strategies Towards Improved Protein Function Prophecy and in silico Structure Based Mutagenesis of Xylanases from Thermomyces lanuginosusThis Brief reports on the interplay of an amino-acid mutation towards substrate which could lead to enhanced effects on mutant.

Features 7 One of the first reports showing stable, ener-gy efficient model towards improved protein function prediction screening in-silico structure based mutagenesis of xylanases from Thermo-myces lanuginosus 7 Discusses computational strategies towards improved protein function prophecy and insilico structure based mutage-nesis of xylanases from Thermomyces lanugino-sus 7 Describes the computational design of family 11 xylanase (endo-1,4-β-xylanase) from Thermomyces lanuginosus

Contents Introduction.- Material and Methods.- Selection of sequences, 3D structures and multiple sequence alignment.- Mutant generation.- Energy minimi-zation.- Stereo-chemical quality check and analysis of non-bonded interactions.- Protein-protein docking.- InterProScan.- Identification of functio-nally important regions of wild type viz. Endo-1, 4-beta xylanases (1YNA).- 3d2GO server: From protein 3D structure to Gene Ontology (GO) term.- Results and discussions.- Conclusion.

Fields of interestsBioinformatics; Enzymology; Protein Science



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2012. V, 63 p. 12 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs in Systems Biology) Softcover7 $49.95ISBN 978-1-4614-4722-1

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N. P. Keller, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA; G. Turner, The University of Sheffield, UK (Eds)

Fungal Secondary MetabolismMethods and Protocols

Contents Library Preparation and Data Analysis Packages for Rapid Genome Sequencing.- Bioinforma-tics Approaches and Software for Detection of Secondary Metabolic Gene Clusters.- Media and Growth Conditions for Induction of Secondary Metabolite Production.- Manipulating Filamen-tous Fungus Chemical Phenotypes by Growth on Nutritional Arrays.- The “FERMEX” Method for Metabolite-Enriched Fungal Extracts.- The Che-mical Identification and Analysis of Aspergillus nidulans Secondary Metabolites.- Detection and Purification of Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetase Products in Neosartorya fischeri.- Production, Detection, and Purification of Clavine-Type Ergot Alkaloids.- Analysis of Volatile Compounds Emitted by Filamentous Fungi Using Solid Phase Microextraction - Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (SPME-GC/MS).- Tools for Mani-pulation of Secondary Metabolism Pathways: Ra-pid Promoter Replacements and Gene Deletions in Aspergillus nidulans.- Fast and Easy Method for Construction of Plasmid Vectors Using Modified Quick-Change Mutagenesis.- Reconstitution of a Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Pathway in a Heterologous Fungal Host.- Multi-Copy Genetic Screen in Aspergillus nidulans.- Identification of Protein Complexes from Filamentous Fungi with Tandem Affinity Purification.- Correlating Secon-dary Metabolite Production with Genetic Changes Using Differential Analysis of 2D NMR Spectra.- Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) Analysis in Filamentous Fungi.- Targeted Proteomics for Metabolic Pathway Optimization. [...]

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Eukaryotic Microbiology; Gene Expression



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2013. 285 p. 60 illus., 28 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 944) Hardcover7 $119.00ISBN 978-1-62703-121-9

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D. G. Lambert, R. D. Rainbow, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK (Eds)

Calcium Signaling ProtocolsContents Fluorescent Measurement of [Ca2+]c: Basic Practical Considerations.- Measurement of [Ca2+]i in Whole Cell Suspensions Using Fura-2.- Con-focal Microscopy: Theory and Applications for Cellular Signaling.- Ratiometric Ca2+ Measure-ments Using the FlexStation® Scanning Fluorome-ter.- Measuring Ca2+ Changes in Multiwell For-mat Using the Fluorometric Imaging Plate Reader (FLIPR®).- Ratiometric [Ca2+]i Measurements in Adherent Cell-lines Using the NOVOstar Micro-plate Reader.- Whole-Cell Patch Clamp Recording of Voltage-Sensitive Ca2+ Channel Currents in Single Cells: Heterologous Expression Systems and Neurones.- Combined Calcium Fluorescence Re-cording with Ionic Currents in Contractile Cells.- Measurement of Phospholipase C by Monitoring Inositol Phosphates Using [3H]Inositol Labeling Protocols in Permeabilized Cells.- Single Cell Ima-ging Techniques for the Real-Time Detection of IP3 in Live Cells.- Measurement of Inositol(1,4,5)Trisphosphate Using a Stereospecific Radiore-ceptor Mass Assay.- Measurement of [Ca2+]i in Smooth Muscle Strips Using Front-Surface Fluorimetry.- Calcium Measurements from Whole Heart Using Rhod-2.- Measurement of Chan-ges in Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Ca2+ in Pressurized Arteries.- Single Cell and Subcellular Measurements of Intracellular Ca2+ Concentra-tion.- Simultaneous Analysis of Intracellular pH and Ca2+ from Cell Populations.- Measurements of Ca2+ Concentration with Recombinant Targe-ted Luminescent Probes.- Chimeric G-Proteins in Fluorimetric Calcium Assays: Experience with Opioid Receptors.- Compartmentalizing Genetically-Encoded Calcium Sensors. [...]

Fields of interestBiochemistry, general



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3rd ed. 2012. VI, 378 p. 51 illus., 17 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 937) Hardcover7 $139.00ISBN 978-1-62703-085-4

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H. Mamitsuka, Bioinformatics Center, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan; C. DeLisi, Boston University, MA, USA; M. Kanehisa, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; University of Tokyo, Japan (Eds)

Data Mining for Systems BiologyMethods and Protocols

Features 7 Aids researchers in the further development of databases,mining,and visualization systems.

Contents Dense Module Enumeration in Biological Networks.-Discovering Interacting Domains and Motifs in Protein-Protein Interactions.-Global Alignment of Protein-Protein Interaction Networks.-Structure Learning for Bayesian Networks as Models of Biological Networks.-Su-pervised Inference of Gene Regulatory Networks from Positive and Unlabeled Examples.-Mining Regulatory Network Connections by Ranking Transcription Factor Target Genes using Time Series Expression Data.-Identifying Pathways of Co-ordinated Gene Expression.-Mining Frequent Subtrees in Glycan Data using the RINGS Glycan Miner Tool.-Chemogenomic Approaches to Infer drug-target interaction networks.-Localization Prediction and Structure-based in Silico Analysis of Bacterial Proteins- with Emphasis on Outer Membrane Proteins.-Analysis Strategy of Protein-Protein Interaction Networks.-Data Mining in the MetaCyc Family of Pathway Databases.-Gene Set/Pathway Enrichment Analysis.-Construc-tion of Functional Linkage Gene Networks by Data Integration.-Genome-Wide Association Studies.-Viral Genome Analysis and Knowledge Management.-Molecular Network Analysis of Diseases and Drugs in KEG.

Fields of interestsBioinformatics; Systems Biology



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2013. XIII, 181 p. 76 illus., 45 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 939) Hardcover7 $119.00ISBN 978-1-62703-106-6

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J. Masters, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa; M. Gamba, University of Turino, Italy; F. Génin, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa (Eds)

Leaping AheadAdvances in Prosimian Biology

Contents Part I.- Systematics and evolution.-1. What’s in a name? Higher level taxonomy of the prosimi-an primates.- 2. Species-level diversity among Malagasy lemurs.- 3. Strepsirhine divergence dates estimated from mitochondrial gene sequences, and the status of Daubentonia madagascarien-sis.- 4. Organismal biology, molecular systematics, and phylogenetic reconstruction.- 5. Is temporal plasticity in lemurs a strategy for dealing with unpredictable or predictable, seasonal environ-ments?.- Part II. General ecology.- 6. Anthropoid analogues? Life history variation in Madagascar’s giant extinct lemurs.- 7. Population genetics, parasitism and long-term population dynamics of Microcebus murinus in littoral forest fragments of south-eastern Madagascar.- 8. Range shifts of mouse lemurs in south-eastern Madagascar: evi-dence from mitochondrial genetic data.- 9. Habitat use by the red slender loris (Loris tardigradus tar-digradus) at Masmullah Proposed Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka.- 10. Forest fragmentation imperils red slender lorises (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) in south-western Sri Lanka.- 11. Head posture and visual orientation in Loris tardigradus during locomotion on oblique supports.- 12. Predation on two lemur species in Sahamalaza Peninsula, north-western Madagascar.- Part III. Behavioral ecology.- 13. Preliminary results on the behavioral ecology of the hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis) in Andasibe, eastern Madagascar.- 14. Venus in fur: female power in mouse lemurs Mi-crocebus murinus and M. griseorufus. [...]

Fields of interestsZoology; Animal Ecology; Conservation Biology/Ecology



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2012. Approx. 400 p. 85 illus., 14 in color. (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects) Hardcover7 approx. $189.00ISBN 978-1-4614-4510-4

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V. Y. Muley, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pashan, India; V. Acharya, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India

Genome-Wide Prediction and Analysis of Protein-Protein Functional Linkages in Bacteria Using genome sequencing, one can predict pos-sible interactions among proteins. There are very few titles that focus on protein-protein interaction predictions in bacteria. The authors will describe these methods and further highlight its use to predict various biological pathways and comple-xity of the cellular response to various environ-mental conditions. Topics include analysis of complex genome-scale protein-protein interaction networks, effects of reference genome selection on prediction accuracy, and genome sequence templates to predict protein function.

Features 7 Discusses using genome sequencing to predict possible interactions among proteins 7 De-scribes effects of reference genome selection on prediction accuracy 7 Explains how protein-protein interaction networks can be analyzed to understand cellular systems in detail

Contents Introduction.- From genomes to protein func-tions.- Co-evolutionary signals within genome sequences reflect functional dependence of prote-ins.- Chromosomal proximity of genes as an indi-cator of functional linkage.- Analyses of complex genome-scale biological networks.- Applications of protein interaction networks.

Fields of interestsSystems Biology; Bioinformatics; Human Genetics



Due August 2012

2012. VI, 64 p. 19 illus., 12 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Systems Biology, Volume 2) Softcover7 $49.95ISBN 978-1-4614-4704-7

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S.‑i. Nakano, Kyoto University, Japan; T. Yahara, Kyushu University, Japan; T. Nakashizuka, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan (Eds)

The Biodiversity Observation Network in the Asia-Pacific RegionToward Further Development of Monitoring

Biological diversity is important for ecosystem function and services, which in turn is essential for human well-being. Under the Convention on Biological Diversity, international efforts have been made to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss. The loss continu-es, however. The Asia-Pacific region includes both developing countries with high biodiversity and developed countries with sophisticated data coll-ection and analyses, but only limited information about the status quo of biodiversity in this region has been available.

Features 7 Brings together vital information not collected or analyzed until now 7 A quantum step toward synergy between development and biodiversity conservation 7 For biodiversity scientists not only in the Asia-Pacific but in other regions of the world

Contents General Introduction.- Networks for Monitoring and Research on Biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region.- Establishing a Biodiversity Databa-se.- New Methods and Analyses for Biodiversity Studies.- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.-

Fields of interestsEcology; Environmental Management; Nature Conservation



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A. P. Palstra, Wageningen University and Research Center, Yerseke, The Netherlands; J. V. Planas, University of Barcelona, Spain (Eds)

Swimming Physiology of FishTowards Using Exercise to Farm a Fit Fish in Sustainable Aquaculture

Features 7 Written by experts 7 Richly illustrated in color 7 Sets directions for policy decisions and future research 7 A fit fish for a healthy consumer!

Contents Salmonid reproductive migration and effects on sexual maturation.- Extreme swimming: the oceanic migrations of anguillid eels.- Physiology of swimming and migration in tunas.-Forced and preferred swimming speeds of fish – A metho-dological approach.- Effects of turbulence on fish swimming in aquaculture.- The effect of hypoxia on fish swimming performance and behaviour.- Exercise, stress and welfare.- Swimming enhan-ced growth.-Metabolic fuel utilization during swimming: Optimizing nutritional requirements for enhanced performance.- Transcriptomic and proteomic response of skeletal muscle to swimming-induced exercise in fish.- Molecular adaptive mechanisms in the cardiac muscle of exercised fish.- Exercise effects on fish quality and implications for consumer preferences.- Swim-ming effects on developing zebrafish.- Exercise physiology of zebrafish: Swimming effects on skeletal and cardiac muscle growth, on the immu-ne system and the involvement of the stress axis.- Swimming flumes as a tool for studying swimming behavior and physiology: current applications and future developments.- Practical aspects of induced exercise in finfish aquaculture.- Robotic fish to lead the school.

Fields of interestsAnimal Physiology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Behavioural Sciences



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Progress in BotanyGenetics ‑ Physiology ‑ Systematics ‑ Ecology

Editor : U. Lüttge, Series editors: W. Beyschlag, B. Büdel, D. Francis, J. Cushman

Volume 74

U. Lüttge, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany; W. Beyschlag, University of Bielefeld, Germany; B. Büdel, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany; D. Francis, University of Cardiff, UK; J. Cushman, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA (Eds)

Progress in BotanyVol. 74

Features 7 Up-to-date reviews 7 Written by leading experts 7 All contributions are peer-reviewed

Contents Half a Century of Pursuing the Pervasive Proton.- Gene Transfer in Legumes.- Physiology of the Potato – Potato Virus Y Interaction.- Cellular Mechanisms of Environmental Adaptation: Learning from non-Arabidopsis Model Species.- Epigenetic Flexibility Underlying Phenotypic Plasticity.- Whole-Plant Physiology: Synergistic Emergence Rather than Modularity.- Evo-Devo-Eco and Ecological Stem Species: Potential Repair Systems in the Planetary Biosphere Crisis.- Roles of Organic Acid Metabolism in Plant Tolerance to Phosphorus-Deficiency.- The Production and Protection of Nectars.- Identifying Geographically Based Metapopulations for Development of Plant Materials Indigenous to Rangeland Ecosystems of the Western USA.- Invasive Alien Plants and Their Effects on Native Microbial Soil Communities.- Biotic Interactions in the Face of Climate Change.- From Aral Sea to Aralkum – an ecological Disaster or Halophytes’ Paradise.

Fields of interestPlant Sciences



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2013. X, 454 p. 39 illus., 18 in color. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-3-642-30966-3

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P. Reddy, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, India

Recent advances in crop protectionIn the recent years, the need to increase food pro-duction to meet the demands of rapidly increasing population from a limited land resource necessita-ted the use of intensive farming systems, with the inputs like narrow genetic base, high dose of ferti-lizers, pesticides, irrigation, monocropping, etc.

Features 7 All recent developments and novel concepts in the field of crop protection are discussed in the book 7 The book is a useful reference material for a wide gamut of readers, from policy-makers, researchers, extension workers to students 7 The book is relevant in the current scenario, where globally the crops are often destroyed due to pest attacks 7 The text is supported by self-explanato-ry illustrations and the language is reader-friendly for easy grasp and understanding

Contents Preface.- chapter 1. introduction.-chapter2. avermectins.-chapter3. bacteriophages.-chapter 4. biofumigation.-chapter 5. biotechnological approaches.-chapter6. bio-priming of seeds.- chapter 7. disguising the leaf surface.-chapter 8. non-pathogenic strains.- chapter 9. plant defense activators.-chapter 10. plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (pgpr).-chapter 11. soil solarization.-chapter 12. strobilurin fungicides.-chapter 13. variety mixtures/cultivar mixtures/multilines.-chapter 14. biointensive integrated pest manage-ment.- chapter 15. pathogenesis-related proteins (prs).-chapter16. other recent advances.-subject index.

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Ecology; Sustainable Deve-lopment



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2012. Approx. 350 p. 60 illus., 10 in color. Hardcover7 approx. $209.00ISBN 978-81-322-0722-1

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F. H. Schweingruber, Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland; A. Börner, Melrose Park, Australia; E.‑D. Schulze, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany

Atlas of Stem Anatomy in Herbs, Shrubs and TreesVolume 2

This work, published in two volumes, contains de-scriptions of the wood and bark anatomies of 3000 dicotyledonous plants of 120 families, highlighting the anatomical and phylogenetic diversity of di-cotyledonous plants of the Northern Hemisphere. The first volume principally treats families of the Early Angiosperms, Eudicots, Core Eudicots and Rosids, while the second concentrates on the As-terids. Presented in Volume 2 are microsections of the xylem and phloem of herbs, shrubs and trees of 1000 species and ca.

Features 7 Presents a taxonomical and ecological evalu-ation of stem anatomical features of all life forms of dicotyledonous Angiosperms 7 Throughout in color 7 Has a high aesthetic value 7 Opens vast fields of research for dendrochronology, wood anatomy, taxonomy and ecology

Contents Introduction to Volume 2.- Monographic Descrip-tions (Actinidiaceae – Verbenaceae).- Ecological, Morphological, Taxonomical and Functional Significance of Stem Features Within the Dicotyle-dons.- Anatomical Adaptations to Environmental Conditions.- Ontogeny of the Xylem.- Secondary Woodiness and Paedomorphosis.- Conclusions.- References.-Alphabetic List of Species.

Fields of interestsPlant Anatomy/Development; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/ Biogeography; Wood Science & Technology



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With contributionx by B. Kirchoff, M. Küchler and M. Nobis

2012. VIII, 415 p. 1500 illus. in color. Hardcover7 $139.00ISBN 978-3-642-20434-0

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J. C. St. John, Centre for Reproduction & Development, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton VIC, Auatralia (Ed)

Mitochondrial DNA, Mitochondria, Disease and Stem CellsThis volume investigates how the mitochondrial genome is transmitted, segregated, and inherited. It starts by describing mtDNA mutations and deletions and how these impact on the offspring’s well-being. It progresses to discuss how mutations to the mtDNA-nuclear-encoded transcription, re-plication and translational factors lead to mtDNA-depletion syndromes and how these affect cellular function and lead to the pathology of human mitochondrial disease.

Features 7 Cutting-edge research 7 Leading scientists and researchers as contributors comprehensive coverage of a hot topic 7 Describes processes of mitochondrial biogenesis and mitochondrial DNA replication as well as pluripotency and differenti-ation

Contents Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Mitochond-rial Disease.- Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Their Effects on Complex I Biogenesis: Implica-tions for Metabolic Disease.- Embryonic Stem Cells: A Signalling Perspective.- From Oocytes and Pluripotent Stem Cells to Fully Differentiated Fates: (Also) A Mitochondrial Odyssey.- From Pluripotency to Differentiation: The Role of mtDNA in Stem Cell Models of Mitochondrial Diseases.- The Role of Mitochondrial DNA in Tumor Cells.- Assisted Reproductive Technologies to Prevent the Transmission of mtDNA from one Generation to the Next.

Fields of interestsStem Cells; Cell Biology; Cell Physiology



Due July 2012

2012. VII, 255 p. 21 illus., 15 in color. (Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine) Hardcover7 approx. $189.00ISBN 978-1-62703-100-4

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C. A. Wozniak, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA; A. McHughen, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA (Eds)

Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology: The United States and CanadaContents Introduction.- Foreword.- 1. Introduction to Biotechnology Regulation: A U.S. History.- 2. Regulation of genetically modified crops in USA and Canada: Canadian overview.- 3. Regulation of genetically modified crops in USA and Canada: American overview.- 4. Regulation of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms under PPA, FIFRA and TSCA.- 5. The promise and potential perils of genetically modified microorganisms in agricul-ture and the environment.- 6. Regulatory experi-ences in symbiotic control of Pierce‘s disease.- 7. Over a Decade of Crop Transgenes Out-of-place.- 8. The Regulation of Organisms used in Agricul-ture under the Canadian Environmental Protec-tion Act, 1999.- 9. Regulating the Environmental Release of Plants with Novel Traits in Canada.- 10. Regulatory Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants.- 11. United States Environmental Protection Agency Insect Resistance Management Programs for Plant-Incorporated Protectants and Use of Simulation Modeling.- 12. Development and deregulation of the Plum Pox Virus resistant transgenic plum ‘HoneySweet’.13. Genetically En-gineered Insects - Regulatory Progress and Chal-lenges.- 14. Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals.- 15. Regulatory science, research science and safety assessment in agricultural biotechnolo-gy.- 16. The Globalization of Agricultural Biotech-nology: Implications for Regulatory Compliance, Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement.- 17 - Facilitating market access for GE crops developed through public sector research.

Fields of interestsZoology; Genetic Engineering; Agriculture



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2012. XXII, 426 p. 14 illus., 10 in color. Hardcover7 approx. $189.00ISBN 978-94-007-2155-5

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